A Commerce City police officer shot and killed a dog Wednesday after it bit him, the police department said in a news release.

Police said two officers had been sent to investigate a report of child abuse at a home on East 82nd Avenue about 1:15 p.m.

When the officers started approaching the house, a dog came out and through the front gate. The dog latched onto the leg of one of the officers and would not let go.

The officer shot the dog once, killing it.

The dog was a medium-sized mixed breed, between 40 and 50 pounds. Its owners were cooperating with investigators, and no charges have been filed.

The officer was treated at a hospital and released.

Both officers were placed on administrative leave per department policy. Their names were not released.

Commerce City Police Chief Troy Smith told an afternoon news conference that the department has seen a 28 percent increase in calls for aggressive animals in the last year. The original call was not for a vicious dog, but it turned into one Wednesday, he said.

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